Will Cyprian is a remarkable saxophone player & performer . He lives & breathes it. And that passionate breath from within provides the soulful sounds that you hear from his instrument when he performs. He has played at many of the notable venues around Metro-Detroit including historic Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, Aretha's Jazz Café at The Music Hall, Orchestra Hall, Bert’s Motown Room, Campus Martius Park, The Phoenix Center Amphitheater, Square, The Strand Theater & The Hard Rock Cafe. He has also been seen on Fox 2 and WDIV Channel 4 Detroit & featured in the Oakland Press. He’s made the rounds.

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Will attended the Chicago College for the Performing

Arts at Roosevelt University where he majored in Music Performance and Education. He played the sax in multiple bands and mastered the intricacies of his instrument.

After graduating he began playing at various churches , clubs and venues to gain performance experience. That led to songwriting, music production and engineering and enrolling in Full Sail University for Music Production. In the years following, he would write and record several songs and master the features of Logic,  Pro Tools and Reason software. 

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William produced the single, “Todo Pari Ti”, for Australian artist, Max Leon. He arranged the singles “In Time” and “Runaway” for Maggie Cocco. He composed the Original Soundtrack for the television series, “Modos: The Prophecy Armageddon”. And he served as music composer for the Short Films, “Day Date” and “Nocturnal Love”.

As a studio musician, he backed artists Darrick and Ryan Rutley, Maggie Cocco and Derrick Brinkley, Jibs Brown and Melanie Rutherford. On stage, he’s played for “On One Accord”, “The Maggie Cocco Band” Jibs Brown and the Jambros, the Detroit Music Award Nominated Wolf and the Crane, and the Detroit Super Band that was featured for the Tribute to Aretha Franklin during the inaugural Detroit Music Weekend.

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As a Musical Director and producer, perhaps William’s greatest skill is being able to identify and attract top musical talent – and then give them the musical freedom to express their individuality within the context of the group. Structure with flexibility. The result is a mix of cohesion and creativity that produces a wonderful experience for the audience.All of this shows as the Musical Director for Melanie Rutherford and Phat Greasy, as well as his personal band "The Will C. Experience.

William Cyprian has been a musician, writer, composer, arranger, and band leader.

He has performed at many of Detroit’s most notable venues and he is highly respected by his colleagues in the music industry. He’s one of the best around.

“I have had a great journey so far. I have had many opportunities to play with some awesome musicians and work in television and production.

As I continue to move into other areas of the music industry, I look forward to the exciting new experiences that are going to come.”

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